Washington — President Biden is set to unveil his first attempts to curb gun violence on Thursday, announcing a set of modest moves designed to begin revamping federal gun policy by tweaking the government’s definition of a firearm and more aggressively responding to urban gun violence. Mr. Biden on Thursday […]
FAN Editor
US to ‘surge’ aid to Central America, offer ‘legal paths’ amid border crisis
The Biden administration is working “to surge humanitarian assistance to” Central American countries and to offer new “legal paths” for migration, according to U.S. officials, as it tries to manage a historic jump in the number of migrants reaching the southern U.S. border. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to Mexico’s […]
Researchers identify five new cases of ‘double mutant’ Covid variant in California
A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) inserts a Covid-19 test tube into a box at a drive-thru testing site at the Alemany Farmers Market in San Francisco, California, Nov. 19, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stanford University researchers have identified five new cases of […]
Texas governor details allegations of child abuse in migrant facilities, slams admin. for lack of action
A masked Texas Gov Greg Abbott speaks at a news conferenced about migrant children detentions Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:10 AM PT – Thursday, April 8, 2021 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) called the migrant crisis at the southern border a “health and […]
N.Y. nears $2B unemployment deal for illegal immigrants
OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:01 AM PT – Thursday, April 8, 2021 Democrats in the New York state legislature are debating a proposal to give unemployment benefits to undocumented immigrants and former prisoners.One America’s Caitlin Sinclair has more. MORE NEWS: N.Y. State budget crisis Free America Network Articles
Trump under fire again — for something he didn’t say
Trump under fire again — for something he didn’t say – CBS News Watch CBSN Live When a member of the audience at a Donald Trump rally in N.H. referred to President Obama as a muslim, Trump failed to contradict him. A controversy has followed. Major Garrett reports. View CBS […]
Live Updates: Court resumes after drug testimony in Chauvin trial
Testimony resumed Thursday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis officer charged in the death of George Floyd. A doctor who specializes in pulmonology and critical care was the first witness called to the stand. A forensic scientist testified Wednesday that she found George Floyd’s blood and pills […]
London Calling: Brexit still a headache for U.K., despite PM Boris Johnson claiming he “got it done”
London Calling: Brexit still a headache for U.K., despite PM Boris Johnson claiming he “got it done” – CBS News Watch CBSN Live The United Kingdom formally left the European Union on January 31, 2020 and signed a trade deal with the bloc just before New Year’s. Why then, asks […]
GameStop intends to elect Ryan Cohen as chairman
FOX Business’ Charlie Gasparino reports sources say it’s unclear if Melvin Capital will finish month strongly given recent trading frenzy. GameStop Corp. plans to elect activist investor Ryan Cohen as board chairman, the company said Thursday. Cohen, who is the co-founder of online pet supply retailer Chewy, joined GameStop’s board […]
Senate Banking Committee Chair Brown asks banks to detail their links to Archegos
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), speaks at the 2019 National Action Network National Convention in New York, April 5, 2019. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Sen. Sherrod Brown, chairman of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, is taking aim at three banking giants’ ties to Archegos Capital after the fund’s recent losses blitzed […]